Arthur H. Abel, Jr.

Arthur H. Abel, Jr. passed away at the age of 36 in 1995 from a rare form of cancer, predeceasing both of his parents. He was the only child of Violet and Arthur Abel, Sr.

Arthur was an extraordinary person who was raised in Hasbrouck Heights and attended school there, graduating from high school in 1976. He was inducted into the National Honor Society and was a member of the International Honor Society for High School Journalists. He was an avid golfer, a varsity baseball and football player, a musician, and an actor. He attended Drew University and made Dean’s List all four years and graduated with a B.A. Degree in physics. While at Drew, he was made an academic assistant and tutor and was the captain of the fencing team. He was awarded the Arnold S. Boxer Memorial Prize in Physics, the highest departmental prize granted by Drew University, for his dedication, diligence, and distinction in the study of physics. He was also awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship and engaged in theoretical nuclear studies at the University of New York, where he obtained graduate information to pursue his Ph.D. He then attended Brown University and became a Solid-State Design Engineer before entering the Notre Dame School of Law. While at Notre Dame, he was a member of its Law Review and editor of Notre Dame Journal of Legislation and published three scholarly Law Review articles, several of which were acknowledged by the U.S. Supreme Court.

At the time of his death, Arthur was Assistant General Counsel for Expert Services for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) and Legal Advisor to the Vice Chairman. While at the EEOC, one of his many achievements during his tenure there was co-authoring its Litigation Discovery Manual.